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China's IP Is Not Entirely Out of the Haze Yet

When China first bid for WTO membership, its intellectual property-related laws were one of the main obstacles to its joining the organization, as WTO membership required China to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In its WTO accession documents, China declared its commitment to bringing its legal system in conformity with the TRIPS Agreement. Since then, China has come a long way. Nevertheless, not all problems have been resolved.

14 minute read March 01, 2004 at 01:30 PM
By
Dennis S. Fernandez
China's IP Is Not Entirely Out of the Haze Yet

When China first bid for WTO membership, its intellectual property-related laws were one of the main obstacles to its joining the organization, as WTO membership required China to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

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